2003 MBLS All-Star Game
Monday, June 30th
Shea Stadium - Flushing, New York
Starting players:
C Jason Varitek (Nor)
1B Jason Giambi (Nor)
2B Jose Vidro (TB)
3B Chipper Jones (TB)
SS Alex Rodriguez (Atl)
LF Cliff Floyd (Oak)
CF Shawn Green (TB)
RF Sammy Sosa (Atl)
P (to be announced)
Pitchers
SP Kelvim Escobar (Atl)
SP Jon Lieber (TB)
SP Jason Marquis (TB)
SP Mark Mulder (Nor)
SP Curt Schilling (Nor)
SP Bud Smith (Atl)
SP Jeff Weaver (Atl)
MR Ricky Bottalico (Nor)
MR John Riedling (Bro)
CL Jeff Zimmerman (Atl)
Reserves
C Jorge Posada (Que)
1B Todd Helton (Atl)
3B Dean Palmer (Tro)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (Que)
CF Mike Cameron (Atl)
CF Bernie Williams (Nor)
RF Gary Sheffield (Por)
Dugout
Manager - Fred Persch (TB)
Bench Coach - Jamey Hammock (Atl)
1B Coach - James Archer (Nor)
3B Coach - Brian Beck (Oak)
Starting players:
C Paul Loduca (BC)
1B John Olerud (Mia)
2B Bret Boone (Bal)
3B Eric Chavez (Dal)
SS Rich Aurilia (Ind)
LF Luis Gonzalez (Ind)
CF Jim Edmonds (Bal)
RF J.D. Drew (Sac)
P Pedro Martinez (GC)
Pitchers
SP Juan Cruz (BC)
SP Lance Davis (Mia)
SP Mike Mussina (Bos)
SP John Thomson (Bal)
SP Randy Wolf (Sac)
SP Kerry Wood (Ind)
MR Robb Nen (Bal)
MR Ricardo Rincon (Bal)
CL Keith Foulke (Ind)
Reserves
C J.R. House (Bet)
1B Mike Sweeney (GC)
3B Phil Nevin (Bos)
3B Scott Rolen (Bal)
LF Barry Bonds (Bos)
RF Jermaine Dye (Mia)
RF Ichiro Suzuki (Phi)
Dugout
Manager - Joe Cesarano (GC)
Bench Coach - Rob Baraszu (Bal)
1B Coach - Brendan Share (Mia)
3B Coach - Roy Paeth (BC)
1st inning
Welcome to Shea Stadium, the site of the 2003 MBLS All-Star Game.
It's partly cloudy and 75 degrees here in New York.
The wind is blowing out to center at 16 mph.
Leading off for the visiting Johnson League All-Stars is CF Jim Edmonds of Baltimore.
On the mound is P Kelvim Escobar of Atlanta.
Changeup. Fly ball to center field. Shawn Green has it. One down.
1B John Olerud of Miami up now.
1-2 pitch. Swung on and missed. Strikeout. 2 down.
LF Luis Gonzalez of Indy now.
Lined down the RF line. Sosa gives chase.
It's a 2-out double for Gonzo.
RF J.D. Drew of Sacramento up now.
Driven down the RF line. Extra bases.
Gonzalez will score. An RBI double for Drew. 1-0 JL All-Stars.
Here's Eric Chavez of Dallas.
Grounded to short. A-Rod has it. Throws to 1st. Inning over.
Mid 1st. JL 1, HL coming up.
Leading off for the HL is 2B Jose Vidro of Tampa Bay.
On the mound for the JL is Pedro Martinez of Gotham City.
Lined down the LF line. Gonzalez dives.
But he doesn't come up with it. It will be a leadoff double for Vidro
LF Cliff Floyd of Oakland now.
2-0 pitch. Grounded to 2nd. Boone has it. 1 down. Vidro crosses to 3rd.
1B Jason Giambi of Norfolk now.
That one is hit very high and DEEP to right....
It's into the HL bullpen for a 2-run homer!
RF Sammy Sosa of Atlanta now.
0-2 pitch catches the inside corner. Strikeout. 2 down.
Shawn Green of Tampa now.
Grounded to 3rd. Chavez has it. Inning over.
End 1st. HL 2, JL 1.
2nd inning
SS Rich Aurilia of Indy will lead off the top of the 2nd for the JL.
Grounded to 1st. Giambi has it. 1 down.
Bret Boone of Baltimore up now.
Grounded to 3rd. Chipper Jones takes it. 2 down.
C Paul Loduca of Bay City up now.
Grounded to 3rd. Jones has it. Inning over.
Mid 2nd. HL 2, JL 1.
3B Chipper Jones will lead off the bottom of the 2nd.
Hard grounder to the right side. Boone gobbles it up. 1 down.
SS Alex Rodriguez of Atlanta now.
The 3-1 pitch is high and outside. A walk for A-Rod.
Here's C Jason Varitek of Norfolk, 1 on, 1 out.
Martinez throws over several times, keeping A-Rod close.
Hard grounder to the right side. And through for a single. Rodriguez stops at 2nd.
Escobar is up now, and the infield will come in at the corners looking for a bunt.
Two bunts roll foul. It's 1-2 now.
He's bunting with 2 strikes. Grounded out to Chavez. He throws to Aurilia covering 3rd. Out!
Two down. Runners on 1st and 2nd for Vidro.
Grounded to short. Backhanded by Aurilia. On to first. Inning over.
End 2nd. HL 2, JL 1.
3rd inning
Martinez will lead off the 3rd for the JL.
High fly to left. Floyd has it. 1 down.
Edmonds now.
Grounded up the middle. Snagged by Escobar! He throws to first and just gets him! 2 down.
Olerud.
3-0 pitch misses. Olerud draws a 2-out walk.
Gonzalez up now.
Hard grounder to right. That's through for a base hit. A single for Gonzo. Olerud advances to third.
Runners on the corners now, 2 out for J.D. Drew.
0-2 pitch. Check-swing. He went around! Strikeout. Inning over.
Mid 3rd. HL 2, JL 1.
Floyd leads off the bottom of the 3rd.
1-2 pitch. Swung on and missed. 1 down.
Giambi now.
Hit hard down the LF line. Gonzalez gives chase. He's back on the track. And he makes the catch! 2 down.
Sosa now.
0-2 pitch. Swung on and missed. That's the inning.
End 3rd. HL 2, JL 1.
4th inning
Chavez will lead off the top of the 4th against Norfolk's Curt Schilling.
Grounded to 3rd. Jones has it. 1 down.
Rich Aurilia now.
Grounded to short. A-Rod to Giambi. 2 down.
Boone now.
3-1 pitch. Lined up the middle. And Schilling grabs it! Nice catch! Inning over.
Mid 4th. HL 2, JL 1.
Randy Wolf of Sacramento will take over on the mound for the JL.
Wolf will bat in the 5th spot, while Phil Nevin will take over at 3rd and bat 9th.
Here's Shawn Green in the bottom of the 4th, facing Wolf.
3-2 pitch. On the outside corner. Strikeout. 1 down.
Chipper Jones now.
High fly to left. Gonzalez going back. He's at the wall...
He has it. 2 down.
A-Rod now.
Grounded to 3rd. Nevin has it. That's the inning.
End 4th. HL 2, JL 1.
5th inning
Loduca will lead off the top of the 5th for the JL.
Loduca just singled over Vidro's head. 1 on.
Mike Cameron will come on to play CF and bat 9th, while Mark Mulder will replace teammate Curt Schilling on the mound.
Phil Nevin of Boston up now. 1 on, no-one out.
1-2 pitch. Devastating changeup on the outside corner. 1 down.
Edmonds up now.
0-2 pitch. Outside corner again. 2 down.
Here's Olerud.
Grounded to short. A-Rod will go to 2nd. Inning over.
Mid 5th. HL 2, JL 1.
Varitek leads off bottom 5th against Wolf.
1-2 pitch. Threw it by him. 1 down.
Here's Mike Cameron of Atlanta for the first time tonight.
Grounded to short. 2 away.
Now Vidro, who's 1 for 2 tonight.
Grounded to 2nd. Boone to Olerud. Inning over.
End 5th. HL 2, JL 1.
6th inning
Gonzalez will lead off top 6th against Mulder.
Lined over Vidro. Base hit.
Gonzo is 3 for 3 tonight.
And now the cheers and jeers are heard around Shea as Boston's Barry Bonds will pinch-run for Gonzalez.
Jermaine Dye will pinch hit here for J.D. Drew.
Bud Smith will replace Mulder on the mound.
Dye up now.
3-1 pitch is low. A walk for Dye.
Mike Sweeney of Gotham City will now come up to pinch hit for Wolf.
Hit hard to left. Floyd goes back...
It's over his head. Bonds scores.
Dye is being waved in.
A 2-run double for Sweeney, and the JL takes a 3-2 lead!
Here's Aurilia.
A balk is called! Sweeney goes to 3rd.
Man on 3rd now, no-one out for Aurilia...
1-2 pitch. Swung on and missed! 1 down.
Bret Boone up now.
Popped up to first. Giambi has it. 2 down.
Here's Paul LoDuca.
Grounded to Giambi. Inning over.
Mid 6th. JL 3, HL 2.
Lance Davis will come on to pitch for the JL now.
Davis will enter the 8th spot, with J.R. House taking over at catcher and batting 2nd.
Here's Floyd leading off the bottom of the 6th.
Bonds takes over in left, Sweeney takes over at 1st, and Dye takes over in RF.
Grounded to 3rd. Nevin has it. 1 down.
Here's Giambi, whose 2-run homer has accounted for the HL offense tonight.
Rolled up the middle. Aurilia snags it. 2 down.
Here's Sosa.
That one is hit deep to right field....Dye gives chase....
He's at the wall....
It's over the wall! A solo shot by Sosa ties the game at 3-3.
Gary Sheffield will bat here for Smith.
Grounded to 2nd. Boone has it. Inning over.
End 6th. HL 3, JL 3.
7th inning
Sheffield will replace Sosa in RF. Weaver will come on to pitch now for the HL in the top of the 7th.
Leading off for the JL....Phil Nevin.
1-2 pitch. On the inside corner. Nevin goes down on a nasty slider.
Ichiro Suzuki will pinch hit here for Edmonds.
Slapped to short. A-Rod has it. 2 down.
Here's catcher J.R. House of Bethesda.
Grounded to the left side. It's through for a 2-out single.
Bonds up now.
Hit DEEP to right center. Cameron goes back....
He's at the wall...
He makes the catch! Inning over.
Mid 7th. HL 3, JL 3.
Ichiro will take over in RF, while Dye will move to CF.
Baltimore's John Thomson will take over on the mound.
Chipper Jones will lead it off for the HL.
Fly ball to right. Ichiro has it. 1 down.
Here's A-Rod.
Line drive to left field. That's a one-out single for A-Rod.
Varitek now.
Grounded to 2nd. Could be a DP...
Boone to Aurilia...and on to Sweeney. Inning over.
End 7th. HL 3, JL 3.
8th inning
Jermaine Dye will lead off the 8th for the JL. Jason Marquis of Tampa Bay is on to pitch for the HL.
Line shot over the shortstop. A leadoff single for Dye.
Here's Sweeney.
Dye takes off. Swung on and missed by Sweeney. The throw by Varitek is....
In time! Dye is caught stealing. 1 down.
Lined down the LF line by Sweeney. He coasts into second with his 2nd double of the game.
Here's Aurilia.
Grounded to short. A-Rod has it. 2 down.
Boone now.
Grounded to left...it's out of the reach of A-Rod. Sweeney will score on an RBI single by Boone!
Garciaparra will replace A-Rod and bat 4th.
Jorge Posada will come in to the game to catch and bat 7th.
The new pitcher, Ricky Bottalico of Norfolk, will bat 8th.
John Thomson due up for the JL, and Joe Cesarano will use the last guy off his bench, Scott Rolen, to bat in his place.
A 1-2 pitch from Bottalico freezes Rolen. Inning over.
Mid 8th. JL 4, HL 3.
Kerry Wood will take the hill for the JL in the bottom of the 8th. Bernie Williams, meanwhile, will pinch hit leading off for the HL.
0-2 pitch. Fly ball to right. 1 down.
Vidro up.
Grounded out to Wood. 2 down.
Floyd coming up now. Cesarano will call on Ricardo Rincon to pitch to him.
2-2 pitch. Swung on and missed by Floyd. Inning over.
End 8th. JL 4, HL 3.
9th inning
Williams takes over in CF for the HL and Jon Lieber (TB) will take the mound for the top of the 9th.
Nevin will lead it off.
Fly to left. 1 down.
Here's Ichiro.
Fly ball to short left. Floyd has it. 2 away.
J.R. House up now.
Fly ball to center. Williams has it. Inning over.
Mid 9th. JL 4, HL 3.
Last chance for the Hodges League here in the bottom of the 9th. Todd Helton will lead off, pinch hitting for Giambi.
Juan Cruz of Bay City will take the mound for the JL.
A 3-2 pitch. Got him on the inside corner. 1 down.
Cesarano will go to his bullpen again. Robb Nen of Baltimore will come to the mound.
And the crowd here at Shea is on its feet as hometown hero Nomar Garciaparra strides to the plate.
High fly ball to left...
Bonds takes a few steps back.
He has it. 2 down.
Keith Foulke of Indianapolis will come on now for the JL.
Gary Sheffield represents the last chance for the HL.
The count goes full to 3-2.
Swung on and missed! The game is over.
The Johnson League All-Stars have defeated their counterparts from the Hodges League, 4-3.
The Player of the Game is Gotham City 1B Mike Sweeney.
His 2-run double in the 5th gave the JL their first lead, and he added another double and scored the go-ahead run in the 8th.
WP: John Thomson of Baltimore, SV: Keith Foulke (Ind)
LP: Jason Marquis (TB)
FINAL SCORE: Johnson League All-Stars 4, Hodges League All-Stars 3